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Comparison of salivary and serum cortisol levels in mechanically ventilated patients and non-critically ill patients

BACKGROUND: Although the measuring free cortisol is ideal for assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function, it is not routinely measured. Salivary cortisol correlates well with the biologically active free cortisol. Therefore, this study measured the morning basal as well as adrenocorticotr...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jung Hee, Kim, Yoon Ji, Lee, Sang-Min, Lee, Jinwoo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7483020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32907308
http://dx.doi.org/10.4266/acc.2020.00297